Stage Clips &Objectives
• Stage clips hold the
slide in place
• Low power objective
is used to focus the
microscope (short &
fat)
• High power objective
is used to view
details of a specimen
8.
Coarse Adjustment, Fine
Adjustment,& Base
• Coarse adjustment
focuses adjustment
• Fine adjustment fine
tunes & gives detailed
focus(usually smaller
than coarse
adjustment knob)
• Base is where the
microscope rests
9.
Stage
• Stage ispart
where the slide
rests
• Mirror (or light
source) directs
light upwards onto
the slide.
Compound Light Microscope
•Powered by Light & Lenses
a)Powers of Magnification
• Ocular Lens= _________
• Low Power Objective= _______
• Medium Power Objective=
_______
• High Power Objective= _______
• Calculating Total
Magnification= ____________
b)Resolution
c) Parts
• Place theSlide on the
Microscope
• Use Stage Clips
• Click Nosepiece to the lowest
(shortest) setting
• Look into the Eyepiece
• Use the Coarse Focus
28.
• Follow stepsto focus using low power
• Click the nosepiece to the longest objective
• Do NOT use the Coarse Focusing Knob
• Use the Fine Focus Knob to bring the slide
into focus
What can you find on your slide?
Editor's Notes
#1 Students will have their microscopes out, for reference as we go through each of the steps. As an introduction, students will be asked what kinds of things they can do with this tool.
#2 Teacher demonstrates how to hold the microscope, where the lens paper is located and how to use it. Students will be invited to turn the knobs and observe the stage as it moves up and down. Teacher will demonstrate how to store the microscope.
#4 This is the exact version of the microscope used in class. Students will be identifying the parts on the microscopes at their desks as we go along and what their functions are.
#27 Give students a slide from the “common things” set, each student will practice focusing and changing objectives.
#28 Have students exchange slides so they can look at different things, walk them through using the high power objective to focus slides. Emphasize not using the coarse objective during this process, as it will crack the slides.